Death penalty deters crime - chicagotribune.com
From Chicago Tribune.
In response to recent articles about abolishing the death penalty in Illinois I would like to point out some misrepresented facts.
"Twenty persons were exonerated from death row in the last 30-plus years after the criminal justice system found their sentences to be incorrect. In fact, these acquittals are proof that the system works. In our modern-day criminal justice system, no innocent person has been executed. Albeit, in any system, there are going to be situations where witnesses misidentify subjects and subjects are found guilty of heinous crimes. In order to safeguard against this, present-day convictions at this level are immediately and automatically appealed to ensure a fair trial and adequate defense. Only highly trained defense attorneys are allowed to accept these capital cases. Also, DNA testing has evolved to an extremely accurate science and should be automatic in such trials/appeals.."
DNA testing by way of oral swabs is by far the standard procedure of sample collection as it's really quick to perform; nevertheless DNA tests, such as paternity testing.
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